English

maidly

From maid + -ly.

Formed from maid + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus ‘boy’

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Proto-West Germanic *magaþ ‘girl’

Old English mæġden ‘girl’

Middle English maiden

Middle English mayde ‘a maid’

English maid

Today it means

adj Like or pertaining to a maid or girl.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.